diff --git a/Sources/controls/FileLoader/index.js b/Sources/controls/FileLoader/index.js
index f5d7425c..4c890756 100644
--- a/Sources/controls/FileLoader/index.js
+++ b/Sources/controls/FileLoader/index.js
@@ -24,38 +24,23 @@ export default class FileLoader extends React.Component {
     ReaderFactory.openFiles(
       ['raw'].concat(ReaderFactory.listSupportedExtensions()),
       (files) => {
-        ReaderFactory.loadFiles(files).then(
-          (readers) => {
-            for (let i = 0; i < readers.length; i++) {
-              const { reader, sourceType, name, dataset } = readers[i];
-              if (reader) {
-                const source = this.props.proxyManager.createProxy(
-                  'Sources',
-                  'TrivialProducer',
-                  { name }
-                );
-                if (dataset && dataset.isA && dataset.isA('vtkDataSet')) {
-                  source.setInputData(dataset, sourceType);
-                } else {
-                  source.setInputAlgorithm(reader, sourceType);
-                }
-
-                this.props.proxyManager.createRepresentationInAllViews(source);
-                this.props.proxyManager.renderAllViews();
-              }
-            }
+        ReaderFactory.loadFiles(files)
+          .then((readers) => {
+            ReaderFactory.registerReadersToProxyManager(
+              readers,
+              this.props.proxyManager
+            );
             this.setState({ file: null });
             this.props.updateTab('pipeline');
-          },
-          () => {
+          })
+          .catch(() => {
             // No reader found
             if (files.length === 1) {
               this.setState({ file: files[0] });
             } else {
               this.setState({ file: null });
             }
-          }
-        );
+          });
       }
     );
   }
diff --git a/Sources/index.js b/Sources/index.js
index c0a0a60f..c4fbe81c 100644
--- a/Sources/index.js
+++ b/Sources/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ import MainView from './MainView';
 import * as Controls from './controls';
 import ReaderFactory from './io/ReaderFactory';
 
-export const { registerReader } = ReaderFactory;
+import { registerReadersToProxyManager } from './controls/FileLoader';
+
+export const {
+  registerReader,
+  listReaders,
+  listSupportedExtensions,
+  openFiles,
+  loadFiles,
+} = ReaderFactory;
 export const { registerControlTab, unregisterControlTab } = Controls;
 
 export function createViewer(container, proxyConfiguration = defaultConfig) {
@@ -50,6 +58,12 @@ export function createViewer(container, proxyConfiguration = defaultConfig) {
       .catch(console.error);
   }
 
+  function loadAndViewFiles(files) {
+    return ReaderFactory.loadFiles(files).then((readers) =>
+      registerReadersToProxyManager(readers, proxyManager)
+    );
+  }
+
   function toggleControl() {
     mainView.onToggleControl();
   }
@@ -82,6 +96,7 @@ export function createViewer(container, proxyConfiguration = defaultConfig) {
   return {
     addDataSet,
     openRemoteDataset,
+    loadAndViewFiles,
     processURLArgs,
     unbind,
     toggleControl,
diff --git a/Sources/io/ReaderFactory.js b/Sources/io/ReaderFactory.js
index 2ea2fb88..d15b5e26 100644
--- a/Sources/io/ReaderFactory.js
+++ b/Sources/io/ReaderFactory.js
@@ -138,6 +138,27 @@ function downloadDataset(fileName, url, progressCallback) {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function registerReadersToProxyManager(readers, proxyManager) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < readers.length; i++) {
+    const { reader, sourceType, name, dataset } = readers[i];
+    if (reader) {
+      const source = proxyManager.createProxy('Sources', 'TrivialProducer', {
+        name,
+      });
+      if (dataset && dataset.isA && dataset.isA('vtkDataSet')) {
+        source.setInputData(dataset, sourceType);
+      } else {
+        source.setInputAlgorithm(reader, sourceType);
+      }
+
+      proxyManager.createRepresentationInAllViews(source);
+      proxyManager.renderAllViews();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export default {
   downloadDataset,
   openFiles,
@@ -145,4 +166,5 @@ export default {
   registerReader,
   listReaders,
   listSupportedExtensions,
+  registerReadersToProxyManager,
 };